耶鲁大学校园英语情景对话33：法学院（mp3+中英）

K: It is said that our library has got some new books. I want to go and have a look. Do you think I have enough time to go there before it closes?

K:听说图书馆来了一些新书。我想去看看，你认为闭馆前时间还够吗？

J: I can’t tell. What time does it close?

J：说不准，几点闭馆？

K: About eleven o’clock.

K:大约11点。

J: Now it‘s half past ten. Can you make it in half an hour? Anyhow it is not far from our dormitory.By the way, do you know what the new books are about? I need some books about English writings to refer to for my term paper.

J:现在是10:30。你半个小时够吗？反正图书馆离宿舍也不远。对了，你知道新来 的书都有哪方面的吗？我要写学期论文，需要参考一些有关英语写作方面的书。

K: I heard that most of the new books are about English grammar and writings. All of them are the latest publications. I’m sure that there are some you need. Will you go with me?

K:听说大部分是有关英语语法和写作的书，都是最近出版的。我相信一定有你需要 的。和我_起去吗？

J: OK. Let’s go.

J：好吧。我们走。 .

K: I heard that you are planning to study in the United States next year. Is that true?

K:我听说你准备明年去美国学习，真的吗？

J: Yes. My parents and my teachers are suggesting that. Maybe I should have a try.

J：对。我父母和老师都这样建议，也许我应该试试。

K: That’s great!

K:那太棒了!

J： But I’m really troubled as I don’t know where to begin. There are so many universities in the United States, but I know little about them. I really don’t want to go just to go. I want to learn something.

J：但我还在发愁，不知从哪儿着手。美国有那么多大学，我对它们了解甚少。我可 不想仅仅是去去而已，我想学点东西。

K: Well. What are you going to study?

K:那么，你准备学什么呢？

J: I’ve always been interested in law and I‘ve laid a good foundation. I would like to learn more in this field.

J：我一向对法律感兴趣，并且已经打下了良好的基础。我想在这个领域再多学点。

K: I think Yale Law School is a good choice. It is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty.

K:我认为耶鲁大学法学院是个不错的选择。耶鲁法学院是世界首屈一指的法学院之一。它提供了无可比拟的教育环境和师资。

J: I know that Presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton received their law degrees at Yale Law School.

J：我知道美国总统杰拉尔德福特和比尔克林顿都是那里毕业的。

K: Right. The Law School’s impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates . And the Law School’s library has been memorialized as the meeting place of Bill Clinton and fellow student Hillary Rodham Clinton.

K:对。耶鲁法学院对世界的影响以其优秀的毕业生来衡量。还有，法学院图书馆就 是克林顿和希拉里相识的地方。

J: I heard that the Law School’s library contains over 1,000,000 volumes .

J：我听说法学院图书馆的藏书超过100万册。

K: Right. The Yale Law Library is located within the heart of the Yale Law School complex, providing the Law School community with ready access to one of the world’s finest collections of printed legal materials. These collections are complemented by access to a growing array of online sources, as well as the strong interdisciplinary collections housed nearby at more than twenty-five other campus libraries.

K:对。法律图书馆设在耶鲁大学法学院的中心地带，随时为法学院学生提供获得世 界上最好的法律资料的印刷藏品。这些藏品通过日益增多的网上资源以及附近的 超过25家校内图书馆的跨学科藏品得以补充。

J: How do you know so much about Yale Law School?

J：你怎么这么了解耶鲁大学法学院？

K: My elder sister has told me that. She was graduated from Yale Law School. If you want to know more about the Law School, you may come to my home and talk to my sister.

K:是我姐姐告诉我的。她毕业于耶鲁法学院。如果你想更多地了解法学院，你可以 到我家来问我姐姐。

J: Thank you very much! I’d love to.

J：太感谢了!

K: It’s my pleasure.

K:不客气！